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Thankfully, we've been among the best-off league wide this year so far, re, man games lost

Dahlin is pacing for 107 points. I say he does it. - - - https://thehockeynews.com/news/the-top-100-nhl-players-of-all-time-throwback-style Lindros in as the 54th best player to ever lace up a pair of skates. Gilbert Perreault is at 47, if Lindros is the comp might as well bump that up a bit more and go for the all-time Sabres skater mark for Tage. Edit - wow Hasek is WAY too low on that list

For the record, Tage has paced for 88 points over the last 50 He had 36 in 36 to end, an 82 point pace He started this season with 3 points in 7 games - so Tage, before his 7 game current streak, had 39 points in his last 43 games, a 74 point pace. - - - Tage has 15 points in his last 7 games, aided by a 6 point game. He's not Eric Lindros because he's put up Lindros numbers for a week. He's just proving to be a threat at being point-a-game.

Don't play the pace game. Eichel paced for like, upwards of 130 points around this time of year, on more than one occasion. He's not sniffing 100 points Also, if I seriously need to construct an argument for why Tage Thompson isn't going to be this generations Eric freaking Lindros, I'm on the wrong board

I agree with all this but as always, shudder at the bolded. People waiting for the/playing the "we just need to get healthy" card - don't bother. If you need a healthy roster to make the playoffs - you aren't going to make the playoffs. This is just how the league works - to be good you need to build a team inclusive of withstanding injuries that will arise. Pretty *decent* player, but if the loss of Mattias Samuelsson sinks your chances of winning, you didn't build a team with a very good chance of winning. Yes, even if you've also lost the great Jokijarju and are down, gasp, 2 roster players. Everyone has injuries. - - - We've never yet recovered from the decision to "build a good team for later, not now" ie the Tank. Still working our way out from that. I'm not saying the tank is the CAUSE of why we are bad - with good acumen the decisions of the tank could have been reversed already. But it created a high degree of difficulty, and...we haven't had that good acumen. At least not yet.

Marek just said the Sabres start was a "mirage", he was comparing them to Colorado like 2 days ago haha Fickle

Buffalo isn't the only team that got off to a fast start, followed by a significant downturn: Pittsburgh, Calgary, Ottawa also taking part in that all-too-common practice. Sabres have lost 4 in a row (7-3 start) Senators have lost 7 in a row (4-2 start) Calgary have lost 7 in a row (5-1 start) Penguins had lost 7 in a row before winning the last game. (4-0-1 start) Dunno why 7 is the magic number seemingly, that's the rank we need to avoid.

Can't fall in love with your players to the extent you don't look for upgrades when available, just because, like Reilly. There's no rule saying we can't try to be good this year and pass up opportunities to do so that aren't high cost. Strict adherence to a plan despite the arrival of new information is a mistake. There's no guaranteed winning on the way, you have to make your own way. I dunno when any sort of roster augmentation became "mortgaging the future", but it's a folly idea.

Also being called Lindros...I think it evens out

Lindros is one of the greatest talents the game has ever seen. He's not Lindros adjusted for era. Lindros AVERAGED 93 points a season, in the dead puck era. Tage will probably never hit 93 points, once, in a higher scoring league

I'm convinced. Dunno if he'll ever be able to reach the peak of Briere's point totals but goals, definitely. And he's definitely a 1C. I thought, and said here that I thought the contract was a good one even WITH some regression. The fact he's really not makes it a great deal. Draws evens for not locking up Dahlin in the same manner.

losses tied to dudacek posting slowdown

I did NOT save a bunch of money on my car insurance by switching to Geico

Good: second best goal differential in division Bad: second worst record in division

Still on pace to best the 81 point Bylsma mark!

Win the next three and we're back on a 96 point, good-shot-at-playoffs pace should be easy haha

right after I was like "I think we are good". of course. always the way. still think we can make something of this season, still early and we haven't been out of games. several noteworthy positives. ...but I sure hope the playoffs are a realistic thing, all year, because something much short of that seems a bit lacking after the quick start.

Thompson continues to shine, a huge positive

narrator... I missed the mark on this one definitely

worst part is that it's somehow a 4 game losing streak. that seemed unthinkable a week ago after the 7-3 start

Commentators tried real hard to get a soundbite from Jack in the interview, didn't bite. complemented a young sabres team

still got a shot here

we're still coming for this one, they're trying. crazy to say in a 5 goal game the goalie has been good but, he has Mittelstadt should play like this more

even as a viewer a goalie catching right handed just feels off

that's..not icing capitalize!